The Rhode Island General Assembly introduced a bill on Wednesday, January 8 which would resolve the $75 million debut incurred through a loan given to 38 Studios.

The bill was submitted “at the request” of Governor Lincoln Chafee’s administration, and covers “court-approved settlements” stating: “a person, corporation, or other entity who has resolved its liability to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation in a judicially approved good faith settlement is not liable for claims for contribution or equitable indemnity regarding matters addressed in the settlement.”

According to GamePolitics per the Providence Journal, the bill defines a “good faith settlement” which doesn’t “exhibit collusion, fraud, dishonesty, or other wrongful or tortious conduct intended to prejudice the non- settling tortfeasor(s), irrespective of the settling or non-settling tortfeasors’ proportionate share of liability.”

“The bill is specific only to the 38 Studios lawsuit and is done to encourage a settlement,” said House Judiciary Chairwoman Edith Ajello (D-Providence), in a statement. “The bill makes it clear that the credit to the non-settling defendants is limited to the amount of money paid by the settling defendants. It eliminates the uncertainty of determining what the percentage of fault is among all the defendants, which may not be determined for many years in the event of a jury trial.”